David R. BrownDepartment of Chemistry, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA

Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA

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NSF SBIR Phase IICC Supplements in Action

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The College and theDepartment of Chemistry

The College• Located in southern San Diego County, CA (8 miles from US-Mexico border)

• Enrollment of ~20,000 students; Average age = 26; 57% Female; 43% Male

• 63% Hispanic; 17% Asian/Filipino/Pacific Islander; 5% African-American

The Department• Four full-time faculty members; 1.5 laboratory technicians

• Typically 6-9 part-time faculty members in a given semester

• Serves ~1000 students annually across the curriculum

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In the Beginning...

NSF grant (DUE 9850951) from the Instrumentationand Laboratory Improvement (ILI) program:

Instrumentation to Enhance the Chemistry Curriculumat Southwestern College

• Acquired NMR, GC/MS, FTIR, UV-Vis and HPLC

• Also catalyzed construction of a new laboratory

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Technician Education and Workforce Development

Received an NSF ATE grant to establish program in Chemical Technology(Grant No. DUE 0101729)

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Selected Publications 2000-2006

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Collaborations Between SWC andOndax, Inc. and Sierra Medical Technology, Inc.

Mid-Infrared Characterization of Volume Holographic Gratings(NSF Award IIP 0710696)

Nanofabrication of Optical Structures(NSF Award IIP 0710697)

Synthesis of High Quality Antimony Electrodes(NSF Award IIP 0900987)

IR Characterization of a Polyurethane Polymer Coat(NSF Award IIP 0900988)

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Ondax, Inc.

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Students Working in the Lab

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2008 CUR Posters on the Hill

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Other Selected Presentations

ACS Western Regional Meeting – Oct. 2007

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Sierra Medical Technology

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Students Working in the Lab

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Conference Presentations

186th 2YC3 Conference – Nov. 2009

239th ACS National Meeting – April 2010

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Lessons Learned/Caveats Small Businesses and SBIR/STTR Program emphasize

commercialization and marketing.

Entrepreneurship can’t be taught.

Identify a “service” you can provide the companythat may lead to discovery of new product(s) orprocess(es) and/or opportunities to streamlinecurrent activities.

Effective communication is beyond essential.

Face-to-face meetings work wonders.

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Acknowledgments National Science Foundation

ILI Award DUE 9850951 ATE Award DUE 0101729 SBIR Phase IICC Awards IIP 0710696 and 0710697 SBIR Phase IICC Awards IIP 0900987 and 0900988 Juan Figueroa

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Act of 2006

Christophe Moser, CEO, Ondax, Inc.

Jeffrey Schipper, CEO, Sierra Medical Technology, Inc.

Chona dela CruzManuel AlingogHéctor Eduardo Mendoza SolanoAna-Patricia López FerrerGerardo CastilloRamón Ayala

Mark GianinoJennifer StokesSabrina LugoSaraí EscalanteArthur Miramontes